This byway traverses Canyon de Chelly National Monument along the top of a desert plateau, offering only tantalizing glimpses of the canyon. Several overlooks just off the road, however, provide breathtaking panoramas, and one offers amazing views of Spider Rock, a free-standing spire 800 feet tall. Others reveal cliff dwellings dating back a thousand years.
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